[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 154

London County Council 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Therapists were asked to classify each case according to severity and defect with the
following criteria:
1. Severe—complete breakdown in the process of communication.
2. Moderate—difficulty in communicating in some or all special situations.
3. Slight—variable or constant, not interfering with fluency.
Their assessments are summarised in table (iii).

Table: Table (iii)— Severity of defect

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Table (iii)— Severity of defect

	All children		Boys		Girls
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Severe	290	8.8	200	8.6	90	9.4
Moderate	1,564	47.5	1,158	49.6	406	42.6
Slight	1,436	43.6	979	41.9	457	48.0
	3,290	100.0	2,337	100.0	953	100.0

Table: The type of school the children attended is shown in table (iv).Table (iv)— Type of school, etc. attended

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The type of school the children attended is shown in table (iv).

Table (iv)— Type of school, etc. attended

	All children	Boys		Girls
	No.	%	No.	%
Open air	45	1.4	30	15
Maladjusted	18	0.5	15	3
Partially sighted	30	0.9	24	6
Physically handicapped	210	6.4	127	83
Educationally sub-normal	560	17.0	407	153
Secondary	461	14.0	339	122
Junior	993	30.2	717	276
Infants	753	22.9	546	207
Pre-school	67	2.0	38	29
Home tuition	2	0.06	1	1
Training centre	151	4.6	93	58
	3,290	100.0	2,337	953

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Table: Table (iii)— Severity of defect

Table: The type of school the children attended is shown in table (iv).Table (iv)— Type of school, etc. attended